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Colour

#A4AEFF

  • #A4AEFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A4AEFF is a blue with RGB values 164, 174, 255 and HSL 233°, 100%, 82%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A4AEFF#A4AEFF
HEX#A4AEFF
RGBrgb(164, 174, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.6824, 1
RGB percentages64.3%, 68.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(233.4, 100%, 82.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.4, 35.7%, 100%)
CMYK35.7%, 31.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,792,703
CSS custom property--colour: #A4AEFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45385WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.08:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#5B5100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94B7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8FB0FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8ABECBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15Plum · ΔE 25.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.6Medium purple · ΔE 29.5Steel blue · ΔE 29.7Light skyblue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFF5A4
Analogous#A4DBFF, #C7A4FF
Triadic#FFA4AE, #AEFFA4
Split complementary#FFC7A4, #DBFFA4
Tetradic#FFA4DC, #FFF5A4, #A4FFC7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D7DBFF
Darker −10%#7181FF
Darker −20%#3E53FF
Darker −30%#0B26FF
Darker −40%#0018D7
More saturated +25%#A4AEFF
Less saturated −25%#AFB7F4

Channel breakdown

R164
G174
B255
Red164 (64.3%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue233.41°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness82.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G AE · B FF

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